# 2.2. The global desktop

This isn't really one of your typical desktops . The global desktop is used to quickly see which windows are running on all desktops, that is, which windows have the sticky bit set.

You can move windows to and from the global desktop to set or clear the sticky bit.

To hide or show the global desktop you can use the corresponding item on the `Options` menu, or press the `0` key.